Plural of convent

Forms of convent

Convents in a sentence

• I do not think that this story is intended as a critique of brothellike convents.1996, Hill Gates, China's Motor: A Thousand Years of Petty Capitalism, page 194. From the entry brothellike
• Divergence in religious rule and observance for women within the Franciscan order undoubtedly complicated the assimilation of the Irish Poor Clare sisters within Spanish convents.2022 October 18, Bronagh Ann McShane, Irish Women in Religious Orders, 1530-1700: Suppression, Migration and Reintegration, Boydell &…. From the entry religious
• Concurrent with the spread of Sufi convents in Iran, a Shiitisation of Sufi beliefs occurred regarding the theory of sainthood in particular.2008, Oliver Scharbrodt, Islam and the Baha'i Faith. From the entry Shiitisation
• The dreadful punishment of immuring persons, or burying them alive in the walls of convents, was undoubtedly sometimes resorted to by monastic communities.1906, Robert Chambers, The Book of Days, volume 1, page 807. From the entry immure

Meaning of convent

1. noun A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
2. noun The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
3. noun Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.

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Questions about the plural of convent

What is the plural of convent?

The plural of convent is convents.

Is convent countable?

Convent is a countable noun.